GOODMAN THEATRE 2013-14 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Goodman Theatre Auditions
Goodman Theatre
2013-14 SEASON EPA's
Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL
Date of Audition:
6/3/2013
Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
NON-MUSICAL DAY: Monday, June 3rd
from 10a-5p
MUSICAL DAY: Wednesday, June 5th from
10a-5p
NON-MUSICAL DAY: Thursday, June 6th
from 10a-5p
Contract
LORT Non-Rep
B+ $832/wk & D $562/wk
Location
Actors' Equity Building
557 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60661
1st Floor; Member Center
Seeking
Male and Female Actors. Please see Breakdown.
Preparation
Please prepare 1 contemporary & 1 classical monologue not to exceed 3 1/2 minutes. MUSICAL
DAY: Please prepare 16 bars of a song that showcases your voice best. Please also prepare 1
contemporary monologue. Bring sheet music in your key; an accompanist will be provided.
Bring headshot and resume.
Other Dates
First rehearsal of the Season: 8/13/13
Season Dates: August 2013 through August 2014
Other
Albert Theatre: PULLMAN PORTER BLUES, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, LUNE GALE, VENUS IN FUR,
WHITE SNAKE AND BRIGADOON.
Owen Theatre: SMOKEFALL, BUZZER, ASK AUNT SUSAN
Personnel
Director of Casting Adam Belcuore and Casting Coordinator Erica Sartini will attend with casting
authority.
EPA Rules are in effect.
A monitor will be provided.
Appointments
will be taken by the Equity office beginning Tuesday, May 28th at 9:30 AM. Call 312-641-0406
9:30 AM-12:30 PM and 3:00-4:30 PM only.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
Breakdown
*Role is cast
† Young performers
ALBERT STAGE:
PULLMAN PORTER BLUES (8/13/13 through 10/27/13)
By Cheryl L. West
Directed by Chuck Smith
-KEYS*
-SLICK*
-SHORTY: African American, Male, Bass Player, 40s-60s
-TWIST: African American, Male, Drummer, 40s-60s
-CEPHUS: African American, Male, 20s, college kid feeling the pressure between
dreams for himself verses what his father dreams for him
-LUTIE: Caucasian, Female, 16, train hopping orphan who falls for Cephus
-SISTER JUBA*
-MONROE*
-SYLVESTER*
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (10/23/12 through 12/29/12)
By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Tom Creamer
Directed by Steve Scott
-Ebenezer Scrooge (Male)*
-Bob Crachit (Male)*
-Mr. Crumb/Party Guest (Male)
-Mr. Ortle/Party Guest (Male)
-Fred, Scrooge’s Nephew (Male)
-Mary’s Ghost/Party Guest/Joe (Female)
-Schoolmaster/Undertaker (Male)
-Scrooge as a Boy/Turkey Boy † (Male)
-Fan/Belinda Crachit/Party Guest † (Female)
-Scrooge as a Young Man/Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Male)
-Dick Wilkins/Young Man (Male)
-Mr. Fezziwig/Third Businessman (Male)*
-Mrs. Fezziwig/Charwoman (Female)
-Belle/Young Woman (Female)
-Fiddler/Fred’s Guest (Male)
-Topper/Party Guest (Male)
-Ghost of Christmas Present/party Guest * (Female)
-Ghost of Christmas Past*(Female)
-Mrs. Crachit/Party Guest (Female)
-Martha Crachit/Party Guest (Female)
-Peter Crachit/Party Guest (Male)
-Emily Crachit/Party Guest † (Female)
-Tiny Tim † (Male)
-Ignorance/Party Guest † (Male)
-Want/Party Guest †
-Abby, Fred’s Wife (Female)
-Philomena/Mrs. Dilber/Party Guest (Female)
LUNA GALE (12/10/13 through 2/23/14)
By Rebecca Gilman
Directed by Robert Falls
-Caroline: Female, 50s, a seasoned social worker
-Karlie: Female, late teens, Luna’s mother, a recovering meth addict, has a troubled
relationship with her mother Cindy
-Peter: Male, late teens, Luna’s father, a recovering meth addict
-Cindy: female, 40s, Karlie’s mother. A born again evangelical Christian. A nurse’s
assistant
-Lourdes: Female, 18, A recent “graduate” of the foster care system, college-bound,
Caroline’s client
-Cliff: Male, 30s, A social worker, Caroline’s supervisor, a religious man.
-Pastor Jay: Male, 40s, Cindy’s evangelical Christian pastor
VENUS IN FUR (2/4/14 through 4/20/14)
Directed by Joanie Shultz
-THOMAS: Male, 30s/40s, successful playwright who is directing his own project, a
serious artist, passionate about his work, doesn’t suffer fools
-VANDA: Female, 20s, seeking contemporary actress great with heightened language
WHITE SNAKE (4/1/14 through 6/8/14)
Adapted and directed by Mary Zimmerman
-Brother-In-Law/Ensemble: Male, 20s/30s,
-Xu Xian/Ensemble: Asian, Male, 20s/30s, an assistant pharmacist, naive and
trusting husband of White Snake
-Green Snake*
-Sister-In-Law/Ensemble: Female, 20s/30s,
-White Snake*
-Fa Hai/Ensemble: Asian, Male, 50s/60s, a villainous monk.
-Ensemble: Various supporting roles for male and females 20s-40s
BRIGADOON (5/20/14 through 8/17/14)
Adapted and directed by Rachel Rockwell
Please note this information is based off the original script as adaptation is in process.
-Andrew Maclaren: Male, Father of Fiona and Jean, a hearty soul in his late 50s. He
is a bit pompous and has a loud and gruff voice
-Angus MacGuffie: Male, Mid 30s, sells eggs, milk and cream in MacConnachy
Square with Meg.
-Archie Beaton: Male, 50s, a kind looking Scot, sells wool, plaids, etc.
-Charlie Dalrymple: Male, 20s, betrothed to Jean.
-Fiona Maclaren: Female, 20s, Graceful and lovely, bright, has a gentle sense of
humor and is completely frank to the point of being often quite disarming.
-Frank: Male, 30s, a New York bartender
-Harry Beaton: Male, mid 20s, Archie’s Son, slender and extremely sensitive looking.
-Jane Ashton: Female, late 20s, New York, very attractive, a little severe, engaged
to Tommy.
-Jean MacLaren: Female, late teens, attractive, shy and diffident, betrothed to
Charlie.
-Jeff Douglas: Male, mid 30s, retiring and good natured.
-Kate: Female, late teens/early 20s, Jean’s friend.
-Meg Brockie: Female, 20s/30s, with Angus, sells milk and cream, in
MacConnachy Square.
-Mr. Lundie: Male, late 50s, A schoolmaster, quaint, kind, benign manner, speaks
without much trace of emotion, he is the “Dominie” of Brigadoon, has a pronounced
but intelligible Scottish accent.
-Stuart Dalrymple: Male, 20s/30s, Sells woolen clothes in MacConnachy Square.-Tommy Albright: Male, 30s, virile looking, has a attractive and sensitive face.-Maggie Anderson: Female, 20s, has a “yearnin” for Harry Beaton, a dancer, non- speaking.-Sandy Dean: Male, 30s, sells candy in MacConnachy Square, a bass voice, non-speaking.
-MacGregor: Male, 30s, sells salted meat in MacConnachy Square, baritone voice, non-speaking. -Fishmonger: Female, 20s, doubles as girl dancer in “Bonnie Jean Ballet”
OWEN STAGE:
SMOKEFALL (9/3/13 through 11/10/13)
By Noah Haidle
Directed by Anne Kaufmann
-COLONEL: Male, 80s, former Colonel
-DANIEL/FETUS ONE: Male, 40s, Father
-FOOTNOTE/FETUS TWO: Male, 40s, Narrator and twin fetus of DANIEL and VIOLET
-VIOLET: Female, 40s, pregnant wife of DANIEL
-BEAUTY: Female, 20s, daughter of DANIEL and VIOLET
BUZZER (1/7/14 through 3/16/14)
By Tracey Scott Wilson
Directed by Jessica Thebus
-Don*
-Suzy: Female, 20s/30s, Caucasian, an inner city teacher, dating Jackson
-Jackson: Male, 30s, African American, intellectual, successful, young businessman,
loving partner, grew up in less than desirable circumstances but believes he has
made it out to the other side.
ASK AUNT SUSAN (4/22/14 through 6/29/14)
By Seth Bockley
Directed by Henry Wishcamper
-STEVE*
-LYDIA*
-AUNT SUSAN: Male, 20s, The heart and words behind the online “self help” column.
Easily manipulated, Intellectual, ambitious, paranoid, hipster
-BETTY*
ALL ROLES WILL BE UNDERSTUDIED AND ALL UNDERSTUDY ROLES HAVE YET TO BE FILLED
